Why this ride
From Peterhof it runs 66 km to Peterhof; allow about 1 h 33 of riding. On the way it passes The Maximov's Datcha, Oranienbaumsky Springboard and back through The Maximov's Datcha.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
The Park «Alexandria» and Oranienbaumsky Springboard
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 66 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 1 h 33
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
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Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Scenic road chapters
Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For about 14 km this is Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.
Chapter facts
- Length
- 14 km
- Named road
- Saint Petersburg Imperial Shore
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. The Park «Alexandria»
Alexandria Park is one part of the great Peterhof estate that most visitors skip, which is a good reason to visit it. Peterhof is known for its Grand Cascade and golden statues, the fountains that Peter the Great designed to rival Versailles, and for the crowds that pack the Lower Park in summer. Alexandria, on the other side of the road, is quieter, with winding paths, ponds, old oaks and a collection of small romantic buildings set among the trees.
Read the complete The Park «Alexandria» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Park «Alexandria» is where the day begins. Next is The Maximov's Datcha.
2. The Maximov's Datcha
The south shore of the Gulf of Finland west of St Petersburg is a strip of dachas, palaces and old military ground, and the place marked here as Maximov's Datcha sits within it, a couple of kilometres from the town of Lomonosov.
Read the complete The Maximov's Datcha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
The Maximov's Datcha comes up about 14 km into the recorded legs. Next is Oranienbaumsky Springboard.
3. Oranienbaumsky Springboard
The Oranienbaum Springboard is not a single building but a piece of ground, and once you know the story the low woods and fields south of the Gulf of Finland look entirely different. In September 1941, as German and Finnish forces closed the ring around Leningrad, a pocket of coast around Oranienbaum, today's Lomonosov, held out. It was cut off from the city by land, supplied across the water and under the guns of Kronstadt, and it never fell. In January 1944 the Second Shock Army broke out of this pocket as one jaw of the offensive that finally lifted the siege.
Read the complete Oranienbaumsky Springboard write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 32 km into the recorded legs you reach Oranienbaumsky Springboard. Next is back through The Maximov's Datcha.
4. back through The Maximov's Datcha
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Maximov's Datcha write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through The Maximov's Datcha, late in the day. Next is The Park «Alexandria».
5. The Park «Alexandria»
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete The Park «Alexandria» write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at The Park «Alexandria». That is the ride.
Leg by leg
The Park «Alexandria» to The Maximov's Datcha
The Park «Alexandria» → The Maximov's Datcha is 14 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
The Maximov's Datcha to Oranienbaumsky Springboard
The Maximov's Datcha → Oranienbaumsky Springboard is 18 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Oranienbaumsky Springboard to back through The Maximov's Datcha
Oranienbaumsky Springboard → back through The Maximov's Datcha is 19 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through The Maximov's Datcha to The Park «Alexandria»
back through The Maximov's Datcha → The Park «Alexandria» is 15 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.